Mining area
karauli is famous
for red sandstone. it is a export quality , red colored, hard and powerful
stone
mainly the karauli cities house buildings are made by the red sandstones. even
the famous rawal fort, which is placed in karauli city, is also made by plane
red sandstone slippers. and that is wonder that there is no cements are used in
the fort. The joints of the red sandstone is based on a small iron clip this
clip joints the two red sand stone. karauli is surrounded by the red stone
hills. by mining these hills the red sandstones are get
the another mining related product which is found in the karauli mining area are massionary stone, silika sand, soap stone and white clay
Detail about total mining product, found in the karauli area is as follows :-
MINES AND GEOLOGY ( 2002-2003)
note:
these data's are taken from http://www.karauli.nic.in
NAME
OF MINERAL |
PRODUCTION(
TONNES) |
ROYALTY |
MINOR Minerals |
||
Sand
stone |
874931.31
|
306.22
|
Massionary
Stone |
248719.20
|
12.44
|
MAJOR Minerals |
||
Silica
sand |
46924.00
|
7.51
|
Soapstone |
3923.00
|
2.55
|
White
clay |
21578.00
|
4.53
|